Inheritance diagram for sky6RASCOMTheSky:

Public Slots
void	Abort ()

void	AutoMap ()
	Automatically determine the coordinates of the telescope's current position and add this point to a TPoint model. More...

void	Connect ()
	The method creates the RASCOMTheSky object and connects this object to TheSky software.

void	ConnectDome ()
	Establishes communications to the dome. More...

void	CoupleDome ()
	Couples or binds the dome's slit with the telescopes optic. More...

void	Disconnect ()
	Terminates communication between the TheSky object (RASCOMTheSky) and the TheSky6 astronomy software.

void	DisconnectDome ()
	Terminates TheSky's connection/communications to the dome.

void	DisconnectTelescope ()
	Terminates TheSky's connection/communications to the telescope. More...

void	GetObjectAzAlt (QString lpszObjectName)
	Gets the azimuth and altitude of the specified object. More...

void	GetObjectRaDec (QString lpszObjectName)
	Gets the right ascension and declination of the specified object for the current epoch. More...

void	GetObjectRaDec2000 (QString lpszObjectName)
	Gets the right ascension and declination of the specified object in Epoch 2000 coordinates. More...

void	ImageLink (double dRa2000, double dDec2000, double dImageScale)
	Performs an Image Link. More...

void	SetTelescopeParkPosition ()
	Sets the park position for the telescope. More...

void	Quit ()
	Exits TheSky.

void	SetWhenWhere (double dJulianDay, int lDSTOption, int lUseSystemClock, QString lpszDescription, double dLongitude, double dLatitude, double dTimeZone, double dElevation)
	Specifies the location, date and time for TheSky software. More...

Properties
double	dObjectAlt
	Returns a double value for the altitude of an object. More...

double	dObjectAz
	Returns a double value for the azimuth of an object. More...

double	dObjectDec
	Returns a double value for the declination of an object. More...

double	dObjectRa
	Returns or sets a numeric value for the declination of the center of the TheSky's Virtual Sky. More...

double	dScreenDec
	A double value that is the right ascension of an object. More...

double	dScreenFOV
	Returns or sets a numeric value for the field of view of the TheSky's Virtual Sky. More...

double	dScreenRa
	Returns or sets a numeric value for the right ascension of the center of the TheSky's Virtual Sky. More...

double	dScreenRotation
	Returns or sets a numeric value for the angular rotation (from North) of the Virtual Sky. More...

int	IsConnected
	Returns a value if this object is connected to TheSky. More...

int	IsAsynchronous
	Returns a value if this object is operating asynchronously. More...

Detailed Description

The sky6RASCOMTheSky object.

The sky6StarChart object has superceded most of the functionality of this object.
This legacy object is supplied mainly for backward compatibility with older versions of TheSky.
Developers are strongly encouraged to migrate source code to use the StarChart object instead of the RASCOMTheSky object except for the following methods which are not available from any other object:

AutoMap

ConnectDome

CoupleDome

Quit

DisconnectTelescope

DisconnectDome

Member Function Documentation

◆ AutoMap

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::AutoMap ( )

slot

Automatically determine the coordinates of the telescope's current position and add this point to a TPoint model.

Use this command to automatically map the current telescope position and add this point to an existing TPoint model.

◆ ConnectDome

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::ConnectDome ( )

slot

Establishes communications to the dome.

Use this command to connect to any Dome TheSky supports. Once communications are established, call the CoupleDome method to keep the dome's slit and the telescope optics automatically aligned.

◆ CoupleDome

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::CoupleDome ( )

slot

Couples or binds the dome's slit with the telescopes optic.

Use this command to couple the dome slit to the telescope optic. Once communications are established using the ConnectDome() method, enaling this method will keep the dome's slit and the telescope optics aligned.

◆ DisconnectTelescope

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::DisconnectTelescope ( )

slot

Terminates TheSky's connection/communications to the telescope.

Warning, if multiple cleints are connected to TheSky's telescoepe, this will "pull the plug" on their connection's to the telescope.

◆ GetObjectAzAlt

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::GetObjectAzAlt ( QString lpszObjectName )

slot

Gets the azimuth and altitude of the specified object.

Use this command to set the dObjectAz() and dObjectAlt() properties of the sky6RASCOMTheSky object. Any object name is allowed, such as Spica, The Great Nebula in Orion, NGC4565, or SAO2345. See the Find command for details on how to search for objects.

◆ GetObjectRaDec

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::GetObjectRaDec ( QString lpszObjectName )

slot

Gets the right ascension and declination of the specified object for the current epoch.

Any object name is allowed, such as Spica, The Great Nebula in Orion, NGC4565, or SAO2345. See the Find command for details on how to search for objects.

◆ GetObjectRaDec2000

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::GetObjectRaDec2000 ( QString lpszObjectName )

slot

Gets the right ascension and declination of the specified object in Epoch 2000 coordinates.

Any object name is allowed, such as Spica, The Great Nebula in Orion, NGC4565, or SAO2345. See the Find command for details on how to search for objects.

◆ ImageLink

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::ImageLink	(	double	dRa2000,
		double	dDec2000,
		double	dImageScale
	)

slot

Performs an Image Link.

This method has been depricated, use the native ImageLink of TheSky instead.

◆ SetTelescopeParkPosition

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::SetTelescopeParkPosition ( )

slot

Sets the park position for the telescope.

Use this command to define a new position at which to park the telescope. This method uses the current coordinates of the telescope for the new position.

◆ SetWhenWhere

void sky6RASCOMTheSky::SetWhenWhere	(	double	dJulianDay,
		int	lDSTOption,
		int	lUseSystemClock,
		QString	lpszDescription,
		double	dLongitude,
		double	dLatitude,
		double	dTimeZone,
		double	dElevation
	)

slot

Specifies the location, date and time for TheSky software.

Parameters

dJulianDay	A double value that specifies the Julian Day at which to view the sky.
lDSTOption	A long value that specifies the daylight saving time option to use.
lUseSystemClock	A long value that informs TheSky to use the computer's internal clock for TheSky's time.
szDescription	A string value that specifies a description for the location, such as Golden, Colorado, USA.
dLongitude	A double value that specifies TheSky's longitude setting.
dLatitude	A double value that specifies TheSky's latitude setting.
dTimeZone	A double value that specifies TheSky's time zone.
dElevation	A double value that specifies the elevation used by TheSky.

Property Documentation

◆ dObjectAlt

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dObjectAlt

readwrite

Returns a double value for the altitude of an object.

Before using this property, the method GetObjectAzAlt() must first be called.

◆ dObjectAz

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dObjectAz

readwrite

Returns a double value for the azimuth of an object.

Before using this property, the method GetObjectAzAlt() must first be called.

◆ dObjectDec

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dObjectDec

readwrite

Returns a double value for the declination of an object.

Before using this property, one of the methods GetObjectRaDec(), GetObjectRaDec2000() must first be called.

◆ dObjectRa

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dObjectRa

readwrite

Returns or sets a numeric value for the declination of the center of the TheSky's Virtual Sky.

Before using this property, one of the methods GetObjectRaDec(), GetObjectRaDec2000() must first be called.

◆ dScreenDec

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dScreenDec

readwrite

A double value that is the right ascension of an object.

Use this property to either set the current declination of the center of the Virtual Sky, or get its current value.

◆ dScreenFOV

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dScreenFOV

readwrite

Returns or sets a numeric value for the field of view of the TheSky's Virtual Sky.

Use this property to either set the field of view of the Virtual Sky, or get its current value.

◆ dScreenRa

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dScreenRa

readwrite

Returns or sets a numeric value for the right ascension of the center of the TheSky's Virtual Sky.

Use this property to either set the current right ascension of the center of the Virtual Sky, or get its current value.

◆ dScreenRotation

sky6RASCOMTheSky::dScreenRotation

readwrite

Returns or sets a numeric value for the angular rotation (from North) of the Virtual Sky.

Use this property to either set the angular rotation (from North) of the Virtual Sky, or get its current value.

◆ IsAsynchronous

sky6RASCOMTheSky::IsAsynchronous

readwrite

Returns a value if this object is operating asynchronously.

Always returns false.

◆ IsConnected

sky6RASCOMTheSky::IsConnected

read

Returns a value if this object is connected to TheSky.

Always returns true.

Public Slots

Properties

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ AutoMap

◆ ConnectDome

◆ CoupleDome

◆ DisconnectTelescope

◆ GetObjectAzAlt

◆ GetObjectRaDec

◆ GetObjectRaDec2000

◆ ImageLink

◆ SetTelescopeParkPosition

◆ SetWhenWhere

Property Documentation

◆ dObjectAlt

◆ dObjectAz

◆ dObjectDec

◆ dObjectRa

◆ dScreenDec

◆ dScreenFOV

◆ dScreenRa

◆ dScreenRotation

◆ IsAsynchronous

◆ IsConnected